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📰 TLT in the media this week: ⚖️ In this article for HR magazine, David Bryden, a managing associate in our employment team, provides insight into what constitutes sexual harassment at work and his thoughts on the recent tribunal which came to this conclusion: https://lnkd.in/eTDHVR-b 📈Writing in Professional Adviser, partner in TLT’s economic crime compliance team Ben Cooper outlines the ramifications of the recent Uyghur vs NCA court case and its impact on adviser firms: https://lnkd.in/g298G3-6 🏢 In October’s edition of Insider Media North West Business Insider, head of location in Manchester, James Chadwick discusses TLT’s move to Eden and trends in the North West’s legal market: https://lnkd.in/gYrUCVEJ 📝 Commenting on the new Employment Rights Bill, published yesterday, this article in The Morning Advertiser features commentary from employment partner Sarah Skeen on what the ramifications are for the hospitality sector: https://lnkd.in/gkUFWeER

🎉 We're proud to have secured a hat-trick of nominations at this year's Bristol Law Society Annual Awards Dinner 2024 and are in the running for three awards, including: 🤝 Our Pensions Team has been shortlisted for Team of the Year, following the successful launch of our Pensions Governance Hub earlier this year; 👩⚖️ Legal Director Lizzie Stone has been shortlisted for Lawyer of the Year for having driven innovative, forward-thinking solutions to support clients; 👩💻 Our Horizon Scanning solution, developed by our research and FutureLaw teams, is in the running for Legal Innovation of the Year. Read the full news story on our website ➡ https://lnkd.in/ePj9FxDE Congratulations to all those shortlisted! #blsawards2024 Bristol Law Society

Earlier this week we hosted an event at our London office in partnership with Future of London, where participants discussed the role joint ventures play in helping to achieve the delivery targets for housing, including more affordable homes in the Greater London area. Topics of discussion included the key drivers and strategic challenges, what makes a good partner, investment partnerships as an alternate model and exit strategies. Guests from the public sector (including London Boroughs), registered housing providers, developers, funders, investors and Future of London’s Council-Led Housing Network attended for an engaging and interesting discussion.   Special thanks to our co-chairs Nicola Mathers, CEO of Future of London and partner David Meecham, TLT Head of Housing & Regeneration, and to Visakha Sri Chandrasekera, Housing Programmes Director for a strategic market overview.   With Shazia Bashir, Paul Crighton, Linda Convery, Ranjeev Kumar and Victoria Douglas. 

Are you a construction industry supplier to the public sector? Our procurement experts have produced 14 short training videos in partnership with Constructionline as part of our Procuring 360° solution, to help you get ready for the Procurement Act 2023. With a new go-live date of 24 February 2025, we’ve simplified the complex to help you ensure you’re fully compliant and prepared. Watch the training videos here: https://lnkd.in/eaAnveEC Get in touch if you require any legal, technical or practice advice. #ProcurementAct2023 #Construction #PublicSector

The US Department of Justice has released updated guidance regarding how corporate compliance programmes are evaluated. While it’s intended for prosecutors’ use in the US, the guidance also offers a useful framework for assessing corporate compliance programmes across the globe, including the UK. Ben Cooper explores the key points of the guidance and how its framework indicates best practice for compliance programmes globally. Read the full article on our website: https://lnkd.in/ef-gThSk

🌍🧠 The theme of this year’s Mental Health Day is “prioritising mental health in the workplace”. We are strategically committed to promoting good wellbeing within a culture of openness about mental health, and one of the ways in which we support our colleagues is through our Mental Health and Wellbeing Champion network. We have asked some of our Champions to share why mental health is important to them. Our Champions are a group of trained individuals who provide a non-judgemental, supportive and safe space to listen and share any worries. With an understanding of the mental health support available to our people, they can also signpost to the relevant assistance if required, and promote good wellbeing in their teams. Addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace is essential to ensuring that our people can bring their whole selves to work. You can learn more about what we’ve been doing to help our people’s mental health and wellbeing on our website: https://lnkd.in/ev6YGCpB #WMHD2024

⭐Congratulations to Seraphina Wilkins-Tolliday who has been recognised as a 'Rising Star' in Insider Media's North West Business Insider! 🌠Seraphina has been setting the pace for outstanding legal work since joining TLT in 2018, and her nomination is a reflection of her professionalism, knowledge and hard-working attitude. Some of her outstanding recent work includes: 🤝Leading the team advising on the sale of First Rescue Training & Supplies Ltd ✍️Helping to complete K3 Capital Group’s recent acquisition of HMA Tax ⚖️Becoming one of the youngest members of the Manchester Law Society Council, sitting on the Communications, and Membership and Social Committees.  

📝We are partnered with Will Aid 2024! Will Aid is a collaboration between the legal profession and seven UK charities. Since it launched in 1988, Will Aid has raised more than £24 million in donations, and many millions more in pledged legacies, for its partner charities. We are taking part in Will Aid for the second consecutive year, with members of the trust and estates team volunteering their time and waiving will writing fees, in exchange for a suggested charitable donation. Find out more on our website:https://lnkd.in/dwBfF_HA #WillAid

Increases in cases of restrictive covenant breaches and the misuse of confidential information are evidence that the issue is a growing challenge for organisations – especially with remote & hybrid working practices and the increased digital storage of information. At TLT, we’ve seen a surge in these disputes. So, how can your organisation deal with this, should it happen to you and avoid costly mistakes? In our latest CDR in 10 episode, Partner, Julien Luke, and Associate, Ciara Crosbie, explain reasons for the upward trend, when to seek an injunction, and share 3 top tips every organisation should follow before heading to court. Watch the full episode here – https://lnkd.in/erANtGHE #dataprotection #restrictivecovenants #confidentialinformation

💡 TLT in the press: The upcoming changes to the Procurement Act - aimed at simplifying public procurement rules and due to come into effect in 2025 - will have significant implications for social housing providers, including when registered social landlords (RSLs) can directly award contracts without following a competitive tendering exercise. 📰 In this article in Inside Housing Kuldip Dhanoya, David Meecham and Shazia Bashir review the changes and when social landlords will be able to award contracts under the new regime. Read the full article in Inside Housing (register to read) ➡ https://lnkd.in/eS6KkdME